Seasonal Breakfast Chef (Staff Housing Available)

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title : Breakfast Chef

Supervisor : Executive Chef

Employee Status : Seasonal, Full Time

Location : On-site (99 Inn Road, Shelburne, VT 05482)

Start & End Date : May 1st - October 31st (required onboarding & training beginning in late April)

Application Deadline : Early March with interviews beginning in mid-March

Salary Range : $28 - $30 / hour ($24 -$25 / hour if living in free staff housing)

Schedule : 7 day operation; Typical schedule is 6am - 2pm and days worked depends on schedule and your availability

Housing : Free on-site housing available for this role however it will impact your base salary

Who We Are

Shelburne Farms is an education nonprofit on a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future. We offer transformative learning experiences to help educators and students create a better world. Our home campus is a 1,400-acre working farm located on the traditional, unceded and contemporary homelands of the Winooskik band of the Abenaki.

What We Do

Engage youth and people of all ages in learning experiences that inspire them to build just, diverse, resilient, caring communities.

Steward our working lands and heritage buildings as we embody values of place and community through caring for and sharing our natural, agricultural, cultural, and human resources.

Collaborate with educators and other local, national, and international partners to advance education for sustainability worldwide

Who we are Looking For

You are excited to work for an education non-profit organization with a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future. Our restaurant plays a crucial role in this mission and you’ll be helping to provide thoughtfully sourced and prepared meals that allow anyone who is enjoying a meal with us to engage with the concepts of sustainability through their food.

What you’ll do

Operational Management :

Support the Executive Chef in managing the operation of various Shelburne Farms food outlets, including the primary kitchen, event kitchen, farm cart, and remote catering.

Maintain the integrity of the food served and the commitment to the farm's organizational mission.

Run and supervise breakfast kitchen operations in the Executive Chef’s absence.

Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient kitchen environment, adhering to all health and safety regulations.

Maintain a targeted food cost through careful procurement of ingredients both on farm as well as sourcing from additional farm partners.

Assess food portion size, visual appeal, taste, and temperature of items served.

Plan, coordinate, and implement special events and holiday functions.

Team Leadership and Development :

Support the team with hiring, training, mentoring, scheduling, and supervision of breakfast kitchen team members, including stewards and line cooks.

Lead the team in preparing and serving delicious, nutritious, and sustainably sourced breakfast meals for guests.

Adapt to support and train team members in a teaching kitchen with varying skill levels.

Inform all breakfast kitchen staff of daily forecasts, customer counts, special requests, and events to adequately prepare for service.

Culinary Innovation and Sustainability :

Highlight Shelburne Farms products such as maple syrup, vegetables, fruits, cheese, and pastured meat and eggs.

Collaborate with the Executive Chef and Chef de Cuisine to design a daily breakfast menu that supports the educational goals of Shelburne Farms, focusing on the connections between food, farming practices, and environmental impact.

Lead the kitchen through sustainable culinary practices, including reducing food waste, composting, and utilizing every part of an ingredient.

Core Qualifications

Minimum of four years of line cooking experience and two years of kitchen leadership.

Excellent knife skills and extensive understanding of various cooking techniques.

Experience curating menus with considerations of food allergies and special dietary requirements.

A working knowledge of the Google / Microsoft Office suite of programs (Sheets, Docs, Excel, etc.) a plus.

Additional Valued Qualifications

Work well under pressure and strive to motivate others.

A passion for farm to table food and hospitality.

Experience using systems and tools such as Google Workspace (all Google Suite tools), event planning, point of sale, dining and room reservations.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

Being active for extended periods of time and working in settings with limited air conditioned work environments depending on the location.

Fast-paced work environment.

Carrying and moving items up / down stairs and over uneven terrain, weighing up to 40 lbs.

Indoor and outdoor work environment.

Moving over uneven terrain.

Maintaining a tidy shared workspace.

Benefits

Seasonal staff benefit summary here for 2025 benefits.

Free employee housing available at Shelburne Farms for this role, however not required. This benefit will impact your base pay rate.

To Apply

If our vision and mission excite you, we hope you will share with us your experience and skill set that you feel would qualify you to make a contribution to the Farm.

Click here to submit an application and please include responses to the following questions. These are not meant to be a writing exercise but to introduce yourself in a meaningful way.

In your application, please include a response to the following :

Tell us about your unique characteristics and life experience that will help you thrive in this role.

Provide an example of how you adapted your training methods to support team members with varying skill levels.

How did you hear about this role?

Shelburne Farms is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and we strongly stand against discrimination and harassment of any kind. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

If you need accommodations throughout the application process or have general questions, please contact us at jobs@shelburnefarms.org or 802-985-8686.

7 day operation; Typical schedule is 6am - 2pm and days worked depends on schedule and your availability

Salary : $24 - $25